The Rose Parade is about to begin in Pasadena, California on New Year’s Day. To celebrate the start of the 2015, the Tournament of Roses will always be a part of the life of all Americans.
With the long tradition, today’s celebration marks the 126th year in which the Rose Parade had been successfully done. This is America’s New Year Celebration which comprises of festival of flowers, sports and music that cannot be duplicated anywhere in the world.
To begin with the New Year, the Rose Parade will be the apple of the eyes of the pageantry lovers. While the preparation took about 80,000 hours of combined manpower, the Rose Parade will always be treasured because of the beauty of it.
The Rose Parade 2015 Theme is “Inspiring Stories”. This is to allow all the people to have a reflection and appreciation on people who elevate the human spirit by who they are, what they have done, and what they have to do.
While there are plenty of things to be seen and enjoyed in the Rose parade, the floats will be the most watched and observed during the event. Float creation has become a multi-million dollar business as the participants started building immediately after the parade is concluded. Every floats must be covered with flowers and natural materials like leaves, bark or seed.
2015 ROSE PARADE FLOATS
AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Fiesta Parade Floats
American Armenian Rose Float Association, Phoenix Decorating Company
American Honda Motor Co., Phoenix Decorating Company
The Bachelor, Fiesta Parade Floats
Burbank Tournament of Roses Association, Self Built
Cal Poly Universities, Self Built
China Airlines, Ltd., Artistic Entertainment Services
City of Alhambra, Phoenix Decorating Company
City of Hope, Phoenix Decorating Company
City of Los Angeles, Phoenix Decorating Company
City of Torrance, Fiesta Parade Floats
Dole Packaged Foods, Fiesta Parade Floats
Donate Life, Phoenix Decorating Company
Downey Rose Float Association, Self Built
Farmers Insurance, Phoenix Decorating Company
Kaiser Permanente, Fiesta Parade Floats
Kiehl’s Since 1851, Fiesta Parade Floats
Kiwanis International, Phoenix Decorating Company
La Cañada Tournament of Roses Association, Self Built
Lions Club International, Phoenix Decorating Company
Lutheran Laymen’s League, Phoenix Decorating Company
Northwestern Mutual (Rose Bowl), Fiesta Parade Floats
Northwestern Mutual NCAA “Inspiring Potential”, Fiesta Parade Floats
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs, Phoenix Decorating Company
Princess Cruises, Phoenix Decorating Company
Rotary Rose Float Committee, Inc., Phoenix Decorating Company
Scotts Miracle-Gro, Fiesta Parade Floats
Shriners Hospitals for Children, Phoenix Decorating Company
Sierra Madre Rose Float Association, Self Built
Singpoli Group, LLC, Paradiso Parade Floats
South Pasadena Tournament of Roses, Self Built
Tournament of Roses Queen’s Float, Fiesta Parade Floats
Trader Joe’s, Phoenix Decorating Company
Underground Service Alert of Southern California, Fiesta Parade Floats
United Sikh Mission, Phoenix Decorating Company
Western Asset Management Company, Phoenix Decorating Company
Zappos.com, Paradiso Parade Floats
The Tournament of Roses traditionally has the marching bands which makes the event more entertaining. Some of the bands comprises of more than 300 participants. Thus, the numbers of the participants on the parade rises through the bands. Here are the list of bands for 2015 Rose Parade.
Blue Springs High School – The Golden Regiment, Blue Springs, Mo.
Cavalcade of Bands Honor Band, Harrisburg, Pa.
Cypress High School – Centurion Imperial Brigade, Cypress, Calif.
Escuela Secundaria General #5, Manuel R. Gutierrez – Banda Musical Delfines, Veracruz, Mexico
Helsingor Pipegarde – Elsinore Girls Marching Band, Denmark
Koriyama Honor Green Band, Koriyama, Japan
Lakota West High School – Marching Firebirds, West Chester, Ohio
Legacy High School – Lightning Marching Band, Broomfield, Colo.
Los Angeles Unified School District, All District High School Honor Band, Los Angeles
Maui High School – “Saber” Marching Band and Color Guard, Kahului, Hawaii
O’Fallon Township High School – Marching Panthers, O’Fallon, Ill.
Pasadena City College Tournament of Roses Honor Band & Herald Trumpets, Pasadena, Calif.
Robert E. Lee High School – Mighty Rebel Band, Midland, Texas
Round Rock High School Dragon Band, Round Rock, Texas
The Salvation Army Tournament of Roses Band, Los Angeles
Temple City High School – The Pride of Temple City, Temple City, Calif.
United States Marine Corps West Coast Composite Band
Walton High School – Marching Raider Band, Marietta, Ga.
These bands will be joined by those from the two universities competing in the Rose Bowl Game.
The Rose Parade will not be complete without the equestrians or horses which have been part of the parade since the start .
2015 ROSE PARADE EQUESTRIANS
1st Cavalry Division Horse Cavalry Detachment
Budweiser Clydesdales
Hawaii Pa’u Riders
Hermanos Bañuelos Charro Team
Los Angeles County Fire Department
The Martinez Family
Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament
The New Buffalo Soldiers
The Norco Cowgirls Rodeo Drill Team
Old Spanish Days in Santa Barbara
Prime Time Express Mounted Drill Team
Scripps Miramar Saddlebreds
Spirit of the West Riders
United States Forest Service Pack String
United States Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard
Valley Hunt Club
Victorian Roses Ladies Riding Society
Wells Fargo
The Rose Parade attracts over a million people in Pasadena alone and more than 10 million television viewers are expected to tune in. 2015 Rose Parade tv channel schedule is on ABC, Hallmark Channel, HGTV, KTLA (Tribune), NBC, RFD-TV and Univision. Rose Parade 2015 live stream online is on ABC. Rose Parade 2015 start time is at 8:00 AM Pacific Time.
Meanwhile, the Rose Bowl football game 2015 is scheduled at 5:00 PM ET between the Oregon Ducks and Florida State.
Enjoy the Tournament of Roses 2015.